Toxoplasma gondii pneumonia in immunocompetent subjects: case report and review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Pulmonary toxoplasmosis is rare in immunocompetent subjects. Here, we describe a 41-year-old previously healthy male patient who presented to the emergency department of a hospital with a life-threatening case of pneumonia due to Toxoplasma gondii infection, which responded to specific therapy. Clinical and image-based findings overlap with those for atypical pneumonias, and toxoplasmosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis--especially if immunoglobulin M-specific antibodies are detected.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic
- Toxoplasma
- Toxoplasmosis